Investment Banking

Ernst & Young Capital Advisors, LLC (EYCA) offers investment banking services through industry-dedicated teams with a focus on the middle market. EYCA leverages EY’s global network of investment banking professionals to deliver insightful, objective and strategic deal advice on M&A, debt and equity capital market transactions.

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The team

John Woodby

John Woodby

Ernst & Young Capital Advisors, LLC US Head of Investment Banking and US Head of Industrials & Energy Investment Banking

K.C. Brechnitz

K.C. Brechnitz

EY Global Capital & Debt Advisory Leader and Ernst & Young Capital Advisors, LLC US Equity and Debt Capital Markets Head

David Brown

David Brown

Ernst & Young Capital Advisors, LLC Head of US Equity Capital Markets

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What we can do for you

The global EY network offers a comprehensive suite of services, and EY firms consistently rank among the leading investment banking firms based on the number of completed transactions globally.

EY’s global network has:

  • More than 1,600 investment banking professionals providing M&A, Debt Capital Markets and Equity Capital Markets advice throughout more than 65 countries globally1
  • Closed more than 2,000 deals over the past five years2
  • Global breadth and access to financial sponsors and corporates offering unique cross-border transaction execution and deal opportunities for our clients
  • Consistently ranked as one of the leading M&A advisors in the emerging markets of Brazil, Russia, India and China (collectively, BRIC countries)2,3

Industry focus

EYCA offers investment banking services in the US and utilizes a comprehensive and well-structured approach that help clients increase value and mitigate risk. Our investment banking professionals are focused on the middle-market and bring deep industry knowledge to each transaction. Our professionals are well-versed in each industry’s growth and value drivers and offer decades of combined experience across sectors, including:

  • Access to global EY footprint

    • EY member firms have 16,000 transaction professionals across 106 countries.1
    • EY member firms have more than 1,200 investment banking professionals in more than 63 countries.4

    Teams are located in key transaction markets (including UK, Japan, Korea, Australia, India, Mexico, France, Italy, Brazil, Sweden, Germany, Russia, US, Canada and China).

  • Middle-market focus

    • Deal teams, transaction processes and execution strategies based on middle-market experience
    • Professionals with wall street pedigree delivering independent and objective advice

  • Extensive relationships

    • EY’s scale, breadth and relationships can provide unique access to key:
      • Corporate CEOs, CFOs and CDOs
      • Private equity fund MDs 
      • Hedge funds, lenders, etc.

  • Customized transaction processes

    • Highly disciplined approach to transactions that helps enhance value and mitigate risk
    • Communication driven, including client, board of directors, management, buyers, targets and attorneys

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Footnotes:

  1. As of May 31, 2022.
  2. Source: Mergermarket (as of May 31, 2022). Middle-market includes transactions below $500 million
  3. Deals whereby either the bidder or target is geographically located in the BRIC countries: Brazil, Russia, India or China.

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Ernst & Young Capital Advisors, LLC (EYCA) is a registered broker-dealer and member of FINRA providing sector-specific advice on M&A, debt capital markets, equity capital markets and capital restructuring transactions. It is an affiliate of Ernst & Young LLP serving clients in the US.